title: Right ventricular outflow tract implantation of an active fixation defibrillation lead through a persistent left superior vena cava.
abstract: Persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) is a rare congenital anomaly which can add difficulties in placing defibrillation leads and achieving good defibrillation thresholds. Previous reports described placement of leads at or near the right ventricular apex. We hereby report the first case of a dual-coil, active fixation defibrillation lead, successfully implanted into the anterior-septal right ventricular outflow tract, through a persistent LSVC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University and Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Calin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siliste
authors.forename: Dragos
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vinereanu
authors.forename: Andrei D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Margulescu
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cinteza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D047548:Defibrillators; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*